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Migration to Windows Azure SQL Database: Step 2

Let's continue our discussion on what it takes to migrate a database from SQL Server classic to Windows Azure SQL Database (WASD). At this point in the

Windows Azure

Migration to Windows Azure SQL Database: Step 1

Last time I introduced you to Windows Azure and some of the key features: pay as you go, scalability, and ease of use. These are the three key points I make

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On-Premises To Azure Migration

I've been presenting this presentation all year. I've tweaked it a little after each section. Funny thing is I never blogged that content... So I'd like to take

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Windows Azure SQL Database Backups!

If you've seen my OnPrem to Azure presentation, then you know one of the two big reservations I had about windows azure was we couldn't create a transactionally

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From “All in” to “Hybrid”

For the past 3 years...up until TechEd 2013, Microsoft was "All in" when it came to the cloud. Their goal was to see all new features and services come to the

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Best Practices for Building Reliable SQL Azure Database Client Applications

Valery Mizonov has published a paper on SQLCAT, called "Best Practices for Building Reliable SQL Azure Database Client Applications". The paper discusses his

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Developing and Deploying with SQL Azure White Paper

Over at Microsoft they have a white paper that mostly summarizes the articles I've been posting on how to develop in SQL Azure. But in a few places they add

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TechEd 2010 SQL Azure Summary

SQL Azure Extends to 50 GB With our continued commitment to deliver increasing value in data cloud services to our customers we are happy to announce that SQL

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Quest’s TOAD Jumps to the Cloud

Coming next week, Quest Software plans to release TOAD for Cloud. This will extend its database tools into the Cloud environment. In the first version there

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SQL Azure Incompatibilities list

While 99% of what you do in SQL is supported in SQL Azure, there is a small list of things you'll have to redesign, or at least reconsider before implementing

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SQL Azure DATETIME Functions

Microsoft SQL has always included a number of date and time functions. These results of these functions were always based on the operating system for the

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Microsoft SQL Azure FAQ

I was searching for news on Microsoft SQL Azure when I cam across this new FAQ. It answers a lot of the questions you may have, and several that I hadn't